Tobacco-bag.



w. L. FRO SS. TOBACCO BAG.

APPLICATION 'FILED DEC. 10. I915.

1,185,651. Patented m 6, 1916.

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i PAE 'WlLl-KAM L. FROSS, 9'5 CHIOEGO, ILLINOIS.

TOBACCO-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent. "Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed December 10, 1915. Serial I210. 66,079.

led in the, pocket of the smoker, and the u'kage to which my improvements are apd consists in a paraffin paper wrapper the end edges of which are folded in such in: per .to'confine and keep the air from' the tobacco and keep it fresh, and also comi a cloth-bag the edges of the mouth. of 1 iich are cased or hemmed and provided i two looped strings threaded through me in such manner that bypulling the l1 outer extensions of the same in opposite directions the mouth of the bag will pucker and be drawn closed tightly over the end of the Wrapper. This arrangement was excellent for preserving the tobacco until the package was open for use. To do this the smoker tore off the label that is usually pasted over the closed mouth of the bag and then stretched open the mouth of the latter with his fingers and reaching .into the bag caught hold of and tore off the end folds of the wrapper so as to make -an opening through which the tobacco could be poured. The moment these folds of the paper wrap per were torn away the tobacco was exposed to the air (which easily passed through Qthemeshes of the fabric of which the bag is -Inade )-a'nd rapidly dried and, deteriorated :in qualityw fully described, and asparticularly set forth in the claims; a

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved package showing the mouth of the bag open. Fig. 2 is an end view of said pas liege with the mouth oft-he The object of my invention is to avoid opening the end folds of the Wrapper within bag open and with the tearing cord. and the folded end edges of the paper wrapper intact. F 1g. 3 18 a similar view of the same after the tearing cord has been pulled out and arslit torn in thecrease of one of the folds of thepaper wrapper,- Fig; 4 is a vertical section of a fragment of said packageshowing the crease of the fold thereof after tearing. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the same taken, on dotted line 55,' Fig. 3, and showing the crease before tearing. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of said package with the bag open and the package compressed by hand to pour the tobacco out. Fig. 7 is an end view of the package with the edges of the mouth of the bag of the package drawn tightly together to close the same.

The package shown in the drawings comprises an inner wrapper A which consists of a rectangular sheet of comparatively stiff paraflin paper in which the tobacco is wrapped in the same manner as a grocer wraps a package of sugar or flour or other commodity by bringing the longitudinal v edges together and by tucking'the portiolfof the ends extending from the top of the package down over the commodity so as to make an end a for closing-the same,then tucking the portion of the ends extending from the sides of the Wrapper toward each other over said enda and forming angular folds I), b,

that reinforce and lap against and assist in holding said end a closed, and then folding the bottom of tlieavrapper to form flaps I;

that lad over the anmilar folds and )ortion 5 usual tying cord, however, and retain the. ends of the wrapperin their folded closed relation simply by counter-sinking the ends of the wrapper so as to leave a marginal bead C at each end. a close fitting bag D of cloth or other suitable material the end edges (l of the mouth of which are cased 0r hemmed, and two looped cords or draw-strings e, e, are threaded through the casing in such manner that one end portion of one of said loops extends out of the casing to one side of the mouth of the This wrapper is inclosed in up the portion of the ends extending from 9 bag and one end portion of the other loop extends out of the casing at the other side of said mouth. By pulling said drawstrings" in opposite directions away from each other the mouth of the bag can be made to pucker and close tightly over the adjacent end of the wrapper, or by inserting the finger in said mouth it can be stretched and opened, 7

The foregoing description relates to a package of tobacco now extensively advertised and in general use, and my improvement comprises simple means for enabling the end of the wrapper to be opened to pour out the fine-cut tobacco without necessitating the tearing oi oi the flapB, the folds 6, Z), and more or less of the enda and so as to leave said parts in their relative posi tious so that when th" "draw-strings are pulled and the mouth of the bag is closed the ends of the parcel inclosed by the wrapper will-effectually close the same and shut out the air and keep the tobacco fresh and moist and preserve its aroma and spicy taste. In order to accomplish this I thread a cord E through the head at the root of flap B from a point near one side of the end of the parcel to the other and extend the ends of said cord E out through minute openings and tie them together. When it is desired to open the package the mouth of the bag is opened and cord E grasped and pulled hard enough to tear open the outer fold of the bead at the root of the flap to form a mouth G and then the adjacent end of the parcel is squeezed between the thumb and fingers, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This causes the mouth G to open and then as much of the tobacco as desired can be poured out. When the squeezing pres sure on the end of the parcel is released, the mouth G will close and. the lips, formed by tearing the head, will come together, if the material of the wrapper is stifl enough. It said mouth should remain partially open after pouring out the desired quantity of tobacco, it can be efiectually closed by simply pulling the draw-strings and closing the 'mouth of the bag D tightly.

What I claim as new is:

1. A package of the kind specified comprising an inner paper Wrapper, a bag inclosing the same, and a draw-string for closing the mouth of said bag, and a cord threaded through the edge at one of the sides of said wrapper adjacent to the mouth of the bag.

2. A package of the kind sp cifiedvcomprising an inner paper wrapper, the end edges of which are folded so as to leave an outer flap, a bag inclosing the same, a drawstring for closing the mouth of said bag. and a cord. threaded through the edd'eof said wrapper at the base of said flap from side to side of the wrapper, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A package of the kind specified com prising an inner paper wrapper the end edges of which are folded to form the ends of the parcel and so as to leave an outer flap, and then said parcel ends countersunk to form marginal heads, a bag inclosing said wrapper, a draw-string for closing the mouth of-said bag, and a cord threaded through the bead at the base of said flap and adapted when pulled to make a mouth out through which the contents of the parcel could be poured, substantially as set forth.

4, A ,)ackage of the kind specified comprising an inner paper wrapper the ends of which are folded to form the ends of a suitable parcel and so asto leave an outer flap and then said ends countersunk to provide marginal heads, a cloth bag inclosing said wrapper the edgesixof the mouth of which are cased, looped strings threaded through said cased edge that constitute draw-strings for closing said mouth, and a cord threaded through the bead at the base of the flap the ends of which extend out of the bead and are tied together outside said wrapper, which" cord is adapted when pulled'out to form a month which will open when the adjacent end of the parcel is squeezed transversely and will. close when the mouth of the bag is drawn closed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand\this 6th day of December, 1915.

i WILLIAM L. FROSS.

lVitness:

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